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Antique Circus Toy

Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Tiger Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
Schoenhut’s most popular toys was the Humpty Dumpty Circus set, sold from 1903 until 1935, when the company
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Circus Toy

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Leather, Wood, Paint

Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Lion Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
Schoenhut’s most popular toys was the Humpty Dumpty Circus set, sold from 1903 until 1935, when the company
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Circus Toy

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Lion Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
Schoenhut’s most popular toys was the Humpty Dumpty Circus set, sold from 1903 until 1935, when the company
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Circus Toy

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Giraffe Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
“character” dolls, circus figures, doll houses and doll furniture, push and pull toys, and a wide variety of
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Circus Toy

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Leather, Wood, Paint

Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Dark Lion Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
Schoenhut’s most popular toys was the Humpty Dumpty Circus set, sold from 1903 until 1935, when the company
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Circus Toy

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Circus Performer, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Circus Performer is an original vintage toy. Vintage wind up mechanical toy
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Early 20th Century French Antique Circus Toy

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Metal

A Wonderful Old French Pull Along Circus Elephant
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Wonderful Old French Pull Along Circus Elephant Our charming fellow has a a very worn felt coat
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1920s Arts and Crafts Antique Circus Toy

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Felt

Early 1900s Humpty Dumpty Circus Clown Cast Iron Mechanical Bank
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1900S Hand painted Pierrot the cast iron mechanical penny bank clown. Very colorful mechanical bank known as the Humpty Dumpty Bank and shows a clown with his mouth open and his swin...
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Early 1900s American Rustic Antique Circus Toy

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Iron

19th C. Popcorn Maker Figural "Toasty Roasty" American, Circa 1893, Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
, carnivals, circus events, and street fairs. Smaller wagons were hand pulled while larger wagons were horse
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1890s American Victorian Antique Circus Toy

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Iron

The Puppet Man, 1960. E. A
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
, from mechanical toys like the Cirque Calder (1931) and his revered prints to his free-standing abstract
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1660s Abstract Geometric Antique Circus Toy

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

Large Antique 19th Century Dog Painting of a Poodle Inscribed "Zoraida"
Located in SANTA FE, NM
, the poodle was. and still is, used as guide dogs, guard dogs, military dogs, circus performers, and
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19th Century Old Masters Antique Circus Toy

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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Pair of Murano Glass and Sterling Silver Musical Clowns by Vittorio Angini
By Vittorio Angini
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Murano glass and sterling silver musical clowns by Vittorio Angini, charming set with stunning detail, retain original silver plaque signatures and made in Murano Italy labels.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Circus Toy

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Silver

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Black Daruma 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese large wooden Daruma. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s). It is made from a large cedar tree. It is rustic and beautiful, with traces of hand-carving...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Circus Toy

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Cedar

19th Century Upright Piano H. Wolfframm
By H. Wolfframm
Located in Sofia, BG
Unique upright piano H. Wolfframm with a metal plate made in Dresden Germany in the late 19th century. It is made of maple bird wood that has minor cosmetic damage on the lid. When ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Circus Toy

19th Century Upright Piano H. Wolfframm
19th Century Upright Piano H. Wolfframm
H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 22.84 in
A Very Rare Early 20th Century Carousel Horse Mounted on Stand
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare early 20th Century timber carousel horse mounted on timber stand, finely hand carved and adorned in red. blue and gold armorial dress with stunningly carved lion, foliate...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Circus Toy

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Wood, Paint

Carousel Galloper's Horses Head Carved Mahogany Bust
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Kindred to a carousel galloper, a distinguished and elegant mahogany Italian horses head on pedestal Collectible piece of object d'art for the equine devotee Circa 1960's Height 14 i...
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1960s Italian Antique Circus Toy

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Mahogany

Libbey Frosted Cocktail / Collins Glasses With Carousel Animals- Set of 8
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Ross, CA
Vintage set of blown glass Libbey glasses, each in a different color and with a different carousel animal. The animals are depicted in enamels on a frosted ground with one in a raise...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Circus Toy

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Blown Glass

Barbini Salviati Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Clown Sculptural Bowl
By Salviati, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and cute, vintage Murano hand blown black and orange with gold flecks accents Italian art glass clown sculpture and bowl. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, for the Sa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Circus Toy

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Gold Leaf

Miniature Sterling Silver Furniture from Paris. C1880
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Probably made for an aristocratics child’s doll house or a copy of the Sterling Silver room furniture of King Louis XIII. Has a chandelier, and opening doors to the Buffets.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Circus Toy

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Sterling Silver

Set of 8 Russian Matryoshka Dolls Hand Painted Khokhloma, Early/Mid 20th Century
Located in Andernach, DE
Antique set of 8 Nesting Dolls, known as Matryoshka, placed in the 1920s to 1950s. The original set contained of 10, the 2 smallest have gone travelling the world! Completely hand cr...
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Mid-20th Century Russian Folk Art Antique Circus Toy

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Pine

Large Collection of Carousel Figures, Popeye, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse...
Located in Mortsel, BE
Large private collection of carousel animals, please send message when questions.
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Early 20th Century Antique Circus Toy

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Wood

Decorative Carousel Horse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Decorative carousel horse marked "Wonder Horse" to saddle blanket. Dimensions: 67.5"H x 38"W x 15.5"D. Ask us about our NYC delivery.
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20th Century American Antique Circus Toy

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Wood

Decorative Carousel Horse
Decorative Carousel Horse
H 67.5 in W 38 in D 15.5 in
Large Weird, Creepy, Perfectly Patinated Plastic Clown Head
Located in Kansas City, MO
It's strange and freaky, but so cool. Vintage Ronald McDonald plastic clown head sculpture. By the way, it is hollow inside and can be put over ones head and you can see through the ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Circus Toy

Early 20th century continental decorative carousel horse
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century continental decorative carousel horse circa 1900. Unique continental painted merry-go-round horse circa 1900. Excellent opportunity to own this highly decorative ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Circus Toy

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Oak, Pine, Paint

Rare 19th Century John Gerts Victorian Piano Stool
Located in Middletown, MD
Offering a remarkably well preserved 19th century Victorian piano/organ stool featuring an adjustable swivel seat ranging from 18-21 inches in height designed to conveniently accommo...
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Circus Toy

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Oak

Antique German Bisque Doll 971 A 2 M Armand Marseille, Ric#004
Located in Norton, MA
Beautiful Armand Marseille 14" bent knee baby in her factory original clothing and mohair wig. Her bisque socket head is good with no evidence of mishap or repair. Her face retains a...
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1910s German Antique Circus Toy

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Composition

Exceptional Exotic Carousel Zebra by Karl Muller
Located in Greenwich, CT
A late 19th century-early 20th century carousel zebra by eminent creater Karl Muller in carved, painted wood. Ex-coll. Muller/Thummel studio in Molbitz, Germany, thence Fabienne and ...
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1890s German Folk Art Antique Circus Toy

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Wood

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Group Of Three Original Painted Schoehut Toy Clowns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FOLKY GROUP OF THREE EARLY 20THC ORIGINAL SCHOEHUT CLOWNS THAT GO TO THE SCHOEHUT CIRCUS.SOLD AS A
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Early 20th Century American Antique Circus Toy

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Wood

Horse Drawn Circus Clown in Cart, American, circa 1902
By Gong Bell Mfg. Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Whimsical cast iron horse drawn articulated toy that depicts a clown who, when rolled across a flat
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Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Circus Toy

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Iron

Rare Early 20th Century Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty German Circus Collection
Located in London, GB
popular American toys of all time. By 1904, the company was producing the Humpty Dumpty Circus in great
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1910s German Victorian Antique Circus Toy

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Cotton, Faux Fur, Wood

Elephant Money Bank Toy
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice circus elephant money bank.
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Circus Toy

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Earthenware

Elephant Money Bank Toy
Elephant Money Bank Toy
H 3.94 in W 5.52 in D 2.76 in
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Giraffe Circus Toy c.1903-1935
Located in San Francisco, CA
“character” dolls, circus figures, doll houses and doll furniture, push and pull toys, and a wide variety of
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Circus Toy

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Large Tiger Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
“character” dolls, circus figures, doll houses and doll furniture, push and pull toys, and a wide variety of
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Circus Toy

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Antique Schoenhut 7 Key Upright Toy Piano Neoclassical Lithograph Cherubs Muses
By Schoenhut
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique late Victorian Schoenhut wooden toy upright piano with seven keys, decorated with a
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Circus Toy

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Hardwood, Paper

Vintage Bicycling Circus Elephant, Lehmann
Located in Copenhagen, K
Lehmanns Bicycling Circus Elephant. Made in Germany
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Early 20th Century German Antique Circus Toy

Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank
Located in Redding, CT
in a typical circus clown fashion and holding a baton in his hands. The paint is worn off in a few
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Early 1900s American Antique Circus Toy

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Iron

Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank
Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank
H 6 in W 2.25 in D 2 in
Royal Circus Toy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful Royal Circus cast iron toy with caged lion.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Circus Toy

Royal Circus Toy
Royal Circus Toy
H 6 in W 13 in D 5 in
Whimsical Tramp Art Circus Wagon
Located in Manalapan, NJ
A whimsical tramp art circus wagon. One of the most unusual offerings we have had. The wagon sits
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Circus Toy

Whimsical Tramp Art Circus Wagon
Whimsical Tramp Art Circus Wagon
H 19.5 in W 24 in D 15 in
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Antique Circus Toy For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique circus toy available at 1stDibs. Each antique circus toy for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique circus toy, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique circus toy, designed in the industrial, Victorian or folk art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique circus toy over the years, but those crafted by Alexander Calder are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Circus Toy?

An antique circus toy can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $475, while the lowest priced sells for $118 and the highest can go for as much as $26,500.
Questions About Antique Circus Toy
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Generally, an antique toy is any toy made over 100 years ago. A toy made more than 20 years ago is vintage. Shop an assortment of toys on 1stDibs.